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101 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) []stiept; stiepties2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) stiepties; plesties2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) []staipīšanās; []stiepšana2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) nogabals; posms; periods•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out* * *izstiepšanās; izstiepšana; saspīlējums, spriegums; elastīgums; pārspīlējums; laika sprīdis; izplatījums; ieslodzījuma laiks; distance; izstiept; izstiepties; stiepties, plesties; ilgt; pieļaut; izklāt; atšķaidīt; pakārt; elastīgs -
102 stuff
I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) []viela; materiāls2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) grabažas; nieki3) (an old word for cloth.) audums•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) piebāzt; piekraut; pārēsties2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) pildīt3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) izbāzt; izgatavot izbāzeni•- stuffing- stuff up* * *materiāls, viela; lietas, mantas; draņķis; izrīkošanās; nauda; zagta manta; heroīns, marihuāna; audums; piebāzt; izbāzt; aizbāzt; plombēt; pārbarot; pārēsties; apkrāpt; pildīt -
103 timber
['timbə]1) (wood, especially for building: This house is built of timber.) koks; kokmateriāli2) (trees suitable for this: a hundred acres of good timber.) būvkoks3) (a wooden beam used in the building of a house, ship etc.) baļķis* * *būvkoki, kokmateriāli; baļķis; rakstura īpašība; apšūt ar koku -
104 trim
[trim] 1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb1) (to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat: He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.)2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.)3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.)2. noun(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) matu apgriešana3. adjective(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) kārtīgs; saposies- trimly- trimness
- trimming
- in good trim
- in trim* * *kārtība, gatavība; rotājums; apcirpšana, apgriešana; dekorējums; garnēt; akurāts, kārtīgs; uzposies, uzpost, sakārtot; aptēst; rotāt; izrotāt; laipot; sabārt, norāt; apkrāpt; pilnīgi sakaut -
105 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) ceļš; eja2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) dzelzceļš3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) svētku iela; ceļš4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) ceļš; attālums5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) metode; veids; paņēmiens6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) savā ziņā7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) ieradums8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) tikt galā ar ēdienu2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) tālu priekšā/pāri/virs- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means* * *ceļš; puse, virziens; atstatums, attālums; metode, veids; ieraža, paradums; dzīvesveids; darba lauks, arods; stāvoklis -
106 why
1. adverb(for which reason (?): `Why did you hit the child?'; `He hit the child.' `Why?'; Why haven't you finished?; `I haven't finished.' `Why not?'; `Let's go to the cinema.' `Why not?' (= Let's!); Tell me why you came here.) kāpēc; kādēļ2. relative pronoun(for which: Give me one good reason why I should help you!) kādēļ* * *iemesls, pamats; kādēļ, kāpēc; nu -
107 worth
[wə:Ɵ] 1. noun(value: These books are of little or no worth; She sold fifty dollars' worth of tickets.) vērtība2. adjective1) (equal in value to: Each of these stamps is worth a cent.) vērts2) (good enough for: His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit.) vērts•- worthlessly
- worthlessness
- worthy 3. noun(a highly respected person.) augstmanis; slavenība; cienījama persona- worthily- worthiness
- - worthy
- worthwhile
- for all one is worth* * *vērtība; vērts -
108 action
['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) darbība; rīcība2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) kustība3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) prāva4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) (lugas u.tml.) darbība5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) kauja•- out of action* * *darbība, rīcība; iedarbība; darbība; streiks; noziedzīga darbība; tiesas process, prāva; kauja; ierosināt lietu -
109 appetite
(a desire for food: Exercise gives you a good appetite.) apetīte- appetiser
- appetizing
- appetising* * *apetīte, ēstgriba; kāre, tieksme -
110 application
[æpli-]1) (a formal request; an act of applying: several applications for the new job; The syllabus can be obtained on application to the headmaster.) iesniegums; lūgums2) (hard work: He has got a good job through sheer application.) uzcītība; centība3) (an ointment etc applied to a cut, wound etc.) (zāļu) lietošana; uzlikšana* * *iesniegums, lūgums; lietošana; izlietošana; uzlikšana; zāļu šķīdums, komprese; uzcītība, centība -
111 bad
[bæd]comparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) slikts2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) ļauns; izvirtis3) (unpleasant: bad news.) slikts; nepatīkams4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) bojāts5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) kaitīgs6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) slims; nevesels7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) slims; nevesels8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) rupja kļūda9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) šaubīgi/ bezcerīgi []•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad* * *ļaunums; zaudējums; slikts, ļauns; bojāts; netikls, izvirtis; slims, nevesels; stiprs, rupjš; viltots -
112 best
[best] 1. adjective, pronoun((something which is) good to the greatest extent: the best book on the subject; the best (that) I can do; She is my best friend; Which method is (the) best?; The flowers are at their best just now.) vislabākais2. adverb(in the best manner: She sings best (of all).) vislabāk3. verb(to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) gūt virsroku; sakaut- best man- bestseller
- the best part of
- do one's best
- for the best
- get the best of
- make the best of it* * *vislabākais; vislielākais -
113 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) []lauzt; sasist2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) nolauzt; atlauzt3) (to make or become unusable.) saplīst; sabrukt; saplēst; sagraut4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) lauzt (solījumu); pārkāpt (likumu)5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) pārspēt (rekordu)6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) pārtraukt (ceļojumu)7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) pārtraukt (klusumu u.tml.)8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) paziņot; pavēstīt9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) (par balsi) aizlūzt10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) mazināt; mazināties11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) (par vētru) sākties2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pārtraukums; starpbrīdis2) (a change: a break in the weather.) []maiņa3) (an opening.) sprauga; plaisa4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) gadījums; iespēja•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) viegli plīstošas lietas- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *lūzums; robs, sprauga, plaisa, caurums; izlikšanās; starpbrīdis, pārtraukums; salūzt, saplīst, sasist; lauzt; salauzt; lauzt, pārkāpt; pārtraukt; atplēst, atkorķēt, attaisīt; pavēstīt, paziņot; izputēt, bankrotēt; degradēt, atlaist; izmainīt; aust; izklīst; aizlūzt; izlauzties; iedragāt, salauzt; pārspēt; kulstīt -
114 charm
1. noun1) ((a) pleasant quality or attraction: Her charm made up for her lack of beauty.) burvība; šarms; pievilcība2) (a magical spell: The witch recited a charm.) burvestība3) (something believed to have the power of magic or good luck: She wore a lucky charm.) talismans4) (a small ornament that is worn on a chain or bracelet.) amulets2. verb1) (to attract and delight: He can charm any woman.) apburt; valdzināt2) (to influence by magic: He charmed the snake from its basket.) noburt; izburt•- charming- charmingly* * *burvība; šarms, pievilcība; amulets; noburt; valdzināt, apburt -
115 check
[ ek] 1. verb1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) pārbaudīt; kontrolēt2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) pārbaudīt3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) apstādināt; aizturēt; iegrožot2. noun1) (an act of testing or checking.) pārbaudīšana; kontrole2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) kontrole; ierobežojumi3) (in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.) šahs (spēlē)4) (a pattern of squares: I like the red check on that material.) rūtis (uz auduma)5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) kvīts; talons6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) rēķins (restorānā)7) ((American) a cheque.) čeks•- checked- checkbook
- check-in
- checkmate 3. verb(to put (an opponent's king) in this position.) pieteikt matu (šahā)- checkout- checkpoint
- check-up
- check in
- check out
- check up on
- check up* * *šahs; rūtains audums; rūtiņa; pēkšņa apstāšanās, kavēklis; iegrožošana, savaldīšana; kontrole; kāsītis; numurs; slēgvārsts, noslēgvārstulis; rēķins; marka; pieteikt šahu; apstādināt, aizturēt; savaldīt, iegrožot; kontrolēt; atstāt glabāšanā -
116 cheer
[ iə] 1. noun1) (a shout of approval, encouragement or welcome: Three cheers for the Queen!) piekrišanas/urā sauciens; lai dzīvo!'2) (mood: Be of good cheer.) labs garastāvoklis2. verb(to give a shout of approval etc (to): The crowd cheered the new champion.) sveikt- cheerful- cheerfully
- cheerfulness
- cheerless
- cheers!
- cheery
- cheerily
- cheeriness
- cheer up* * *labs garastāvoklis, pacilātība; ovācija, piekrišanas sauciens; uzmundrināt; izrādīt piekrišanu, sveikt ar gavilēm -
117 commonwealth
['komənwelƟ](an association of states who have joined together for their common good: the Commonwealth of Australia.) federācija; valstu savienība* * *republika, valsts; federācija -
118 community
[kə'mju:nəti]plural - communities; noun1) (a group of people especially having the same religion or nationality and living in the same general area: the West Indian community in London.) kopiena; mikrorajons2) (the public in general: He did it for the good of the community; ( also adjective) a community worker, a community centre.) sabiedrība; sabiedriskais-* * *apdzīvota vieta, mikrorajons; kopiena; kopība -
119 condition
[kən'diʃən] 1. noun1) (state or circumstances in which a person or thing is: The house is not in good condition; He is in no condition to leave hospital; under ideal conditions; living conditions; variable conditions.) stāvoklis; apstākļi2) (something that must happen or be done before some other thing happens or is done; a term or requirement in an agreement: It was a condition of his going that he should pay his own expenses; That is one of the conditions in the agreement.) nosacījums; noteikums2. verb1) (to affect or control: behaviour conditioned by circumstances.) nosacīt; izvirzīt noteikumus2) (to put into the required state: The footballers trained hard in order to condition themselves for the match.) uzlabot (fizisko sagatavotību); []trenēties•- conditionally
- conditioner
- on condition that* * *nosacījums, noteikums; stāvoklis; akadēmisks parāds, pēceksāmens; kondīcija; nosacīt; izvirzīt noteikumus; uzlabot; kārtot pēceksāmenus; kondicionēt -
120 counsel
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